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Aspen Ideas Festival: Making national service a rite of passage

Guests

Stanley McChrystal: Retired General, US Army. Former US and NATO commander.

John Bridgeland: President & CEO of Civic Enterprises, (Washington, DC)

Alan Khazei: Chief executive of Be The Change, Inc. (Boston), Co-founder of City Year, and Co-Chair of The Franklin Project.

Sidra Bonner: Participant, AmeriCorps.

Elliot Gerson: Moderator and Vice President, Aspen Institute.

An Aspen Ideas Festival panel discussion about The Franklin Project, which advocates for making a year of military or civilian national service an expectation, a civic rite of passage, and a badge of honor. It's spearheaded by the Aspen Institute and Retired General Stanley McChrystal.